On Sunday July 28th it begins! Season ticket renewals for the 2019/20 campaign begin at 10:00 and end on Friday August 9 at 12:00.

Where and how can I renew my season ticket? We’re a group of friends and want to sit together in Bloomfield. How can we do that? Can I purchase a season ticket for Gate 11? These are just some of the questions and we’ve got all of the answers.

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How can I renew? The easiest way is via the Leaan and Maccabi Websites.

Renew In-Person: Beginning today you can set up an appointment and be served in person at Menora Mivtachim Arena right by Gate 11 by the Delta Store. A fan who arrives without an appointment will not be served! Fans (those that didn’t get placed in section 2/13) that come before Sunday won’t be served without registering for FOREVER or FOREVER +.

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Appointments can be made on weekdays between 10:00-17:00 and on Friday between 9:00-13:00. Appointments must be set up in advance or you will not be served.

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Ophir Davidzada, the Maccabi Tel Aviv defender looked back at his side’s 1:0 loss to Cluj in first leg second round Champions League qualifying:

“This wasn’t an easy match against a very good team. I think a draw would have been a true reflection of this match. Now we’re heading home to our fans after the first half which ended 1:0. We will need the supporters more than ever for this match and we will do everything we can to advance to the next stage.”

Focussing on ourselves:
“We have to focus on ourselves and not what they are saying. I am sure that our coach will prepare is well for the second leg and I believe that we can do what we need to in order to go to the next stage.”

Taking advantage of the chances:
“We have to be very focussed and concentrated because we won’t have many chances. But when we do have our chances, we need to score the first goal and I believe that we will together with the help of the fans cheering us on.”

Vladimir Ivic, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach addressed the media following his squad’s 1:0 defeat to Cluj in first leg second round Champions League qualifying action:

 

“I believe it was a tough and strong game with a lot of duels and not a lot of chances. Cluj had one good chance on a set piece and our defender made a mistake. If someone wouldn’t have made a mistake then no one would have scored.”

About the match that was:
“I can be satisfied with our play in our first official game this season but not with the result. We showed that we can get a good result in the second game and move into the next stage of the Champions League.”

Believing in the players:
“I don’t think that there are any favorites, we saw that the game was 50/50. I agree that it was a good result for Cluj wining 1:0 in a home game, but I believe in my players that we can do it.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv visited Cluj in first leg second round Champions League qualifying and fell 1:0 on a first half goal by Billel Omrani. The decisive second leg will take place next Tuesday at the Netanya Stadium as they will look to erase the Romanians advantage and advance to the third round where either Celtic or Kalju will be waiting.

Head Coach Vladimir Ivic’s Starting XI included keeper Andres Gianniotis, Maor Kandil, Shahar Piven, Jair Amador, Ophir Davidzada, Yonatan Cohen, Dor Peretz, Dan Glezer, Avi Rikan, Chico Odoedu, Itay Shechter.

First Half
Cluj pressed Maccabi over the first few minutes of the match but other than a long distance attempt, the Yellow & Blue goal wasn’t threatened. Ivic’s side then began to attack down the wings and came up empty.

In the 19’ Rikan’s shot was saved by Giedrus Arlauskis, the Cluj keeper, but 3 minutes later the hosts found the back of the goal as Billel Omrani headed home the ball thanks to a cross off a short corner for a 1:0 lead.

Kandil and Rikan both came close to drawing Maccabi even, while at the other end of the pitch Omrani almost doubled the Cluj advantage but his chance went off the post. Ofoedu had a brilliant chance just outside of the box but his laser just cleared the bar as the Romanians took the slight advantage into the break.

Second Half
Cluj began the half with the identical corner that they had scored their goal on but came up short in their efforts this time around while the hosts almost added a second goal but Gianniotis made the deflection to send Damjan Dokovic’s ball to safety.

In the 55’ Dor Micha was introduced in favor of Cohen and 8 minutes later Ofoedu stole the ball and took a smart shot from 17 meters but cleared the bar. Nick Blackman came on for Ofoedu in the 67’ to freshen up the attack and Micha and Kandil teamed up for a quality chance in the box two minutes later but their opportunity came up short.

Micha continued to look for opportunities to get the ball to Blackman and Shechter but just missed them by centimeters. Kandil was booked with a yellow card in the 80’ and three minutes later Eliran Atar was introduced for Shechter as Maccabi couldn’t find the back of the Cluj goal, falling 1:0 in the first leg.

Ron Asherov a Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter has been on a bicycle tour across Europe over the past month. When found out that the Yellow & Blue were playing Cluj just this last week and the match was going to take place in Romania a few hundred kilometers from Hungary he quickly found himself in a dilemma. As a dedicated and loyal fan who has followed Maccabi throughout the continent, how was he going to make it to the match? However, this was quickly solved.

A week of strenuous riding didn’t deter Asherov, who quickly turned his bike around and changed his route in order to make it to Cluj in definitely an unusual manner. Just moments before he’ll get to see Maccabi in Champions League qualifying, Asherov told us about his trip, his love for the Yellow & Blue and also received a surprise from the Club’s CEO Ben Mansford.

“Last year when I was here in the middle of the World Cup, Maccabi was drawn to play Ferencvaros and I had to go and see them play. This year, my bicycle brought me here. I’ve been on a bicycle tour for about a month and a half which began in Greece, we made our way to the Balkans and finally to Hungary. I was close to the point where I was supposed to make a left which was the original plan that would take me to Zagreb and if I decided to make a right I would head to Romania. I pitched my tent and then found out that Maccabi was going to play in Cluj in just a week. I realized that I could make it to the match and when I had to make a choice, it was an easy one. I rode for about a week, over 100km each day and now I’m in Cluj waiting for the match to begin. In total, I rode for about 3500km and the match made a for a terrific route.”

His unique hobby along the way:
“I collect football shirts that are Yellow & Blue. Over the past month I’ve been able to acquire 6-7 shirts. One is from a team in central Greece and I also found someone who I told that I was a Maccabi fan. A have another shirt from a small tam in Albania as well as Italy. Plus I purchased one in Kosovo of the National Team. I chose number 7 because of Eran Zahavi and Omer Atzili, two of my favorite Maccabi players. I have another shirt which is fantastic. It’s from a small village in western Romania. I saw the shirt at a match and I went across the village to organize a meeting with the coach from a team from the 5th division. He gave me the shirt as a gift and it was a XXL match shirt.”

Meeting Ben:
“Congratulations for your fantastic efforts. As an appreciation of your efforts we have a reward for you with a twist, a shirt from the cycling world (Chris Froome). You certainly deserve compliments and I am sure that with Vladen (Ivic) the players will also invest a similar effort. We are expecting a tough match and everyone is ready after two tough training camps, although nothing like you have done. We hope will now see it on the pitch.”

Itay Shechter, the Maccabi Tel Aviv striker looked ahead to Wednesday night’s first leg second round Champions League qualifying at the prematch press conference:

 

“The Romanian team is very strong as they are the league champions. They are both very organized and experienced and their attackers can be very dangerous. We need to come into the match very well prepared.”

Romanian heritage:
“My father is Romanian and my grandparents were born here in Romania. It’s coming back to my roots. My family isn’t here with me and they will watch from their home.”

About Cluj:
“We saw both matches between Cluj and Astana. We know that Cluj is a very strong team at home and they did a very good job. We will have to be ready bring back the best possible result.”

More about the Romanian side:
“Cluj have a number of dangerous players up front including the striker and left winger. They have a very experienced midfield and they are just strong in general.”

The two legged tie ahead:
“In these types of matches there is no real advantage of playing the first or second contest at home. We have to be ready every single minute of the game because both sides are very even and whoever makes mistake may pay for it by not advancing. We have to make sure we are prepared to play from the first minute here until the last in Israel.”

Vladimir Ivic, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach took part in the prematch press conference ahead of the Wednesday night’s first leg second round Champions League qualifier:

“This will be a tough game and we are playing against a good opponent who have played 5-6 official games. We will prepare ourselves to give our best and take a good result which for us is a victory.”

Preparing for Cluj:
“My job is to watch the games and prepare for the next game, I have seen a number of their games. They are an organized team that know what they want during the game and we are prepared for this. We will give our best and fight to win the game.”

Playing the second match at home:
“Sometimes playing the second leg at home has advantages but sometimes not. I am not someone who prefers to play the first game home or away. Our philosophy is to prepare game by game and it doesn’t matter where you play, away or home. We are together for a bit over a year and we have the same target each and every game.”

Having many Maccabi players on the Israel National Team:
“We have the most players in the Israel National Team and we have the players of the highest quality from throughout the Israel league at this moment. Our goal is to have even more players from Maccabi in the National team which means that we are pretty good.”

About the Starting XI:
“We didn’t use a different team, but the team which was the best at that moment and for that specific game. It was our first official game domestically and tomorrow will be our first official game in Europe. We will prepare tactically for a very tough opponent in front of us who is very organized and knows what they want in each segment of the game. It will be an interesting game and I hope we will win.”